Canberra Raiders forward Josh Papalii believes Queensland Origin players have a right to feel let down by eight emerging Origin players who broke a curfew during a camp on the Gold Coast earlier this month.

"Look, I'm not a massive fan of the Nines anyway," he said. "The Nines is not my go, my focus at the moment is to make the 13 team and hopefully I can do that."

After missing the finals series in the past three years, Papalii and new recruit Jeff Lima said the side had made a deliberate effort to focus on consistency in 2016. The two players were at Canberra Hospital on Thursday, spending time in the paediatrics ward.

"I remember the first time I came in, we almost picked up the wooden spoon. You know, we've been to the finals, we've almost picked up the wooden spoon a couple of times," Papalii said.

"We've spoken about it as a team as well. After a good win, we can also get smashed the week after and that's something we're trying to change."

Lima hoped his experience could be a contributing factor to a more successful year for the team.

"I got a lot of experience from past teams in previous years," he said.

"They [the Raiders] fell short last year and hopefully what I can give them this year will help them get where we want to get to."

The Raiders play their one and only trial against the Newcastle Knights on Saturday, February 20 in Orange. Knights marquee recruit Trent Hodkinson is expected to play.